Happy New year 2020!

1 January 2020 | Category: Student life

Happy New Year 2020 everyone! International Students Blog Team wishes you a wonderful new year, with plenty strength and perseverance that will take you to heights of success in your studies. We wish to see you this 2020 in Wageningen starting either your masters or Bachelors.  Wageningen University & Research…

Student story – Albert

23 December 2019 | Category: Student life

This weeks student experience* tells the story of Albert. Who you might already know from the student tour at ood.wur.nl Good to talk to you, Albert! First of all, could you give a short introduction of yourself? “Hi! I am Albert Gomez, I am 23 years old and I come…

Winter season is upon us! Christmas Markets & winter activities to warm our hearts

8 December 2019 | Category: Tips and advice for studying in Wageningen

December month is cold and dark, but it’s Christmas time! House decorations, lights, ice rinks, incandescent bulbs, Christmas trees everywhere… Every detail makes you feel both festive and spirited. Some families get carried away though and transform their home into a winter wonderland, but it’s still nice! You can really feel the…

International students from the Excellence Programme 2019

20 November 2019 | Category: Education

Dohun Kim is a student from South Korea. Currently, he is studying the Master’s Programme in Forest and Nature conservation (MFN) and honoured with the Excellence Programme of the Wageningen University Fellowship Programme (WUFP). Excellence Programme is a scholarship awarding  a few selected non-EU/EEA students.. Providing supports for tuition fees…

Student Psycologist Interview “keep the balance between work and social life” by Madhu

20 October 2019 | Category: Tips and advice for studying in Wageningen

An interview with Ineke Leenders was done before the summer break. Ineke is a student psychologist working at the Student Medical Center in the Nexus building right across ‘Het Restaurant van de Toekomst’ (Impulse). Visiting the student psychologists is free of charge and all contact between students and student psychologists…

My ASP scholarship journey (Africa Scholarship Program)

6 October 2019 | Category: Student life

Emmanuel Nyame, selected from 1500 applicants for the Africa Scholarship Program, shares with us his experience towards Wageningen University and Research. This program allowed him to start the Food Safety Master and the big opportunity to stay in a foreign country. Be inspired by the story below.     MY…

MOOCs – WUR Free courses online

22 September 2019 | Category: Education

Take a free online course in order to prepare your studies, get to know Wageningen University & Research and receive credits!   Did you know that the WUR offers, completely free of charge, online courses? MOOCs or Massive Open and Online courses are free courses that anyone can become part of…

Brexit impact on current and prospective WUR students

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15 September 2019 | Category: Application

Impact of Brexit on current and prospective students The consequences of Brexit for prospective UK student or for WUR student will cause an impact. Therefore, the concerns and thought of our students are of high relevance. We asked the opinion, from a personal perspective, from a student enrolled at WUR…

Experience with Student Psychologist

31 March 2019 | Category: Student life

“Treat your mental health with the same respect as your physical injuries” At the end of August 2018, I arrived to Wageningen with the purpose to start my master in September in Wageningen University & Research. It’s the first time that I had lived abroad, and I knew It wouldn’t…